I am so confused with this book. There was so much NOT to like about it, and yet Austin reminded me so much of my own husband, who is so sweet and kind. I DID NOT like Corrine at all! AT ALL. There was SO LITTLE backstory to what she did, it seemed convenient. Why did she break up with Clay when there was barely any mention of him in the book at all? It could have been completely cut off. Corrine just seems like such a methodical person who plans things to the T. I know many people like doing that, but then her emotions became something that seemed unbelievable. There was so little space given to her emotions and why she felt what she did, her childhood and what motivated her. That came in such little spurts. There was NO reason as to why she was such a perfectionist in the first place. It all came as realizations too late in the book.

And the blurb or the whole idea for the previous book is so awkward. A person who dates one person till the point they decide to get married, then they come on a cruise and she falls in love with her fiance's brother and also finds out she has dated her fiance's other brother. HOW awkward is it. HOW can a person stand the fact that she dated all 3 brothers? That part left me cringing so hard, I was going to quit reading.

Things happened far too conveniently in the book. WHY did Austin stick around? WHY did Corrine fall in love with him? WHY was she so detail oriented?

Spoiler alert

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For nearly 20-30% of the book, Austin isnt a part of her life, and the methodical and often emotionless way Corrine talks, her life truly moves on. It's like the story moves on as well and then that left me pretty pissed. What is the point of reading a romance if the characters DONT even meet or be in each other's lives for such a long time. And within the time that they don't, the main character has a baby.

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I think one of my biggest issues with the book is the main character. I did not like how Corrine displays no emotion. The book reads like it is a diary without giving us her thoughts or motivations. There isnt any emotion in it at all. I don't understand you as a person, and I don't understand where you come from as a person.

The whole romance was led by Austin. There were no small moments that made us feel for the character. It was all show not tell and that I believe took away from a LOT of experiences from the book. I mean, men like Austin are real. Men can change. Men can be lovable. BUT the book doesn't let us get close to such men at all. It reads through them like a boring diary entry. And that was the worst part.

I felt like giving up too many times in the book, but I continued. But, honestly, save yourself some time. This isn't the best romance I've read and I feel bad giving this such a scathing review. But honestly, I've read so much better and this COULD have been better had it not been written as if Corrine was a robot. Honestly.


Thank you NetGalley for providing me a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.